"girls forget their old friends after marriage" why??
By mjanakha
@mjanakha (479)
United Arab Emirates
June 10, 2010 2:06am CST
I often see that even thick friends gets departed and eventually they forget each other after marriage. They are not trying to contact through phones or e-mails. I have lost 50% of my friends like that. Only some are in touch always. Did you lose your friends???
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29 responses
@jonnifc (1017)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
Women are by nature very nurturing. When they get married, they try to take of their husbands. More so when they have kids. Their children are very dependent on them that's why it's just right that they make the children their priority. Put yourself in their shoes. They are trying to do a good job in every role they play in life. Being a mother is first, then being a wife. They have vowed to take care of their families. Then next is their responsibility to their parents and siblings. Then comes the friends. That's too many roles to juggle. As friends, we can have to understand how hard it is to be all those things to so many people. An occassional SMS or email or phonecall or get-together should be fine. We're not their priority anymore. We can be the first to contact them. Even just to say hi. It might take some time for them to answer back, but if we are true friends of theirs, then we'll understand.
@Krisaea (114)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
Very ice topic to talk about. I agree that all women after marriage just stay at home to take care of the household and the coming child. Woman has the most difficult rask ever i this world. She must play as a perfect wife and mother ... If she is working , after work she will still be the one who will prepare the meals and table, pick up all the scattered things all over , make a list of the grocery items and the long list of what to do and how to do.... Men only give and provide the needs of the house....that is why woman has no time to visit friends or to do the usual things they did before when they were unmarried.... so it meens that a woman should prepare herself for this... no socialization to the old friends.... this is just my observation....
@jonnifc (1017)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
but men don't dote on their wives or children. they provide for the family but they don't do the actual taking care of the kids. and how many men actually cook for their wives, give their children a bath, wash laundry, all those stuff, while still going to their jobs? not a lot. most men just work. women are expected to all those things. for those men who work, when they get home, they usually relax and rest. but the women work till late at night, when the kids, and even the husband, are in their beds already. when the women have time to spare, they usually use it to rest.
@kenchiprincess (5296)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
hi, in my case i don't think the word forget would fit it. of course if you are married you got other responsibilities and priorities in life that your time is not all for yourself especially if children starts coming in. i see to it that i still keep my communication lines open with my friends though i can't be with them that often than i used too.
@kenchiprincess (5296)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
You will know who your real friends are if even though you haven't had any communication for a long period of time but when you see each other it seems nothing has changed.
@coolchai (753)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
i lost my friends 100% only very few greet me during my birthday and only a few attends birthdays of my children. usually only my office mates attend. so i believe it has something to do with being focused on your own family.it does not really matter to me.what matters is that i have a happy family =) cheers!
@denzlangga (744)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
Not necessarily forget but they don't have much time to hang out or keep in touch with their friends. Like in my case, I have much things to do - I have a son to look after, I have chores to do at home, I have some part time jobs to take care of and a lot more. But whenever I have friends who come to ask for help, I always welcome them. I am not a asking help type that is why I don't bother them but they could always bother me for sure because I still have ears to listen to them, hands to comfort them and mouth to tell them good advice, I am free except for money matters..lol
@jagjit273 (1754)
• India
11 Jun 10
Beause they have to concentrate on their new relationships and family and especially their man. Who will For at least Six Months dont want to Leave them for A single Moment. As he want to enjoy her body and soul.So hey dont have time to think about their old friends. I think u r not married , get married , You Will Know it urself
@mjanakha (479)
• United Arab Emirates
12 Jun 10
Dear friend you are wrong. Iam married and have a small kid too. I always try to maintain relationship with my friends. Iam trying to get back my school mates. I know we are all in different countries now. But sure we will meet again in our school one day with our family.
@labea17 (443)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
Maybe they did not intend to lose their friends but rather they chose to focus and concentrate more on their family.
@coolcrux1 (141)
• India
10 Jun 10
Because they migrate to other places. It happens to everyone if you had migrated to other place than you starting loosing your friends.
@vishkris (205)
• India
10 Jun 10
ya friend..i agree what u say..mosty all girls will forget all the old friends..tht to boy friends especially...thats becoz of the husband..he used to put restrictions tht she must not have contact with her old frnds etc etc..so due to it..she becomes sad..obviusly the frnds also becomes because they could not talk with them..which finally leads to break up with friends..
or there is another one reason may be her husbnd makes her to forget her frnds..may be tht affection
@Yori88 (1465)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
Yes it is really normal for some of your friends to be losing. You can be friends at some point in your life but in some instances it won't last simply because they have their own lives too. Time and distance are also some of the greatest factors in losing friendship. Another reason is communication. There are friends who are still friends even miles away because their communication is not only open but constant. I lost a lot of friends. I may know a lot in Facebook and they added me as well because they only knew me, but we do not consider each other as friends. That is normal though.
I still have close friends from college. Only one left from high school and none from elementary. We maintain communication with others but we are not friends and we just drop by to say hi or hello. What matters is not the number of friends left but it is the quality of the relationship you maintain with those left with you even if they are only very few.
@Jotomy (6322)
• India
10 Jun 10
Hi mjanakha, some friends we will be missing after marriage because they may not have time to meet us or they may be busy in their routine life. And some times the communication gap will lead to months and years. It happened to me also but most of my friends are in contact with me. If any occasions or marriages they will make a call and we all meet in such parties.
@mario_stevens (6971)
• Malaysia
10 Jun 10
a lot of my friends who are girls didn't call me anymore after they get married.. most of their husbands didn't allow them to..
@durgabala (1360)
• India
10 Jun 10
Its not that they forget, priority goes off. they give first preferance to their families. Its not that their husbands are jealous, its just the change in environment, the duties etc. Many change locations, many do not access even the internet. After kids its even more difficult. I have lost many but I do keep in touch with some. Some who have lost in touch with me may blame i am not in touch with them, simple.Its life dear.
@helmiakbar24 (5)
• Indonesia
10 Jun 10
Because they dint want their man kill you becaue you flirt them ... Hahaha, not that pity man... They won't forget you as long as you keep in touch with you.
@akosikulebs (54)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
not actually lose my friends, but more of i've lost contact with them. it's because i am more pre-occupied with my responsibilities as a mom and as a wife. it is because we seriously take our roles as mom and wife to the point the we often lose communication with the people in our lives before we got married. but thanks to internet, it is now easier to get connected with them
@strawberrychocodahi (4818)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
I just accepted that is a fact and possible because most friends who do marry will be more busy to handle their own family life and also if they have to move to another place, then of course the communication will also be another problem.
It is up to them if they continue to develop communication with you or not. I do have friends like that to but I don't hold it against them, because I understand we will all be busy minding our own life. Most of my friends are living abroad now and busy with work and family. I am also focus on my own family but I really communicate with my old friends via chat, email or telephone call.
@med889 (5941)
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10 Jun 10
I have some friends whom after getting married they were never in touch so I think they are so engrossed in their marital life to be hanging out with friends and old ones too. I have lost track of many college friends but since there are social sites now like facebook so we stay in touch through this only.
@ada8may21 (2405)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
I also notice that, many of my friends got married and they no longer keep in touch with me. No calls nor emails, we can have chit chat once every 1 year or 2 years. They are saying that they are very busy with their family. I dont know if that is really the concern why they could no longer keep in touch.